John Cencio Burgos
Birth Place: New York
Latest News on John Cencio Burgos:
Full Cast & Creative Team Set for TORCHED! IN CONCERT at Pregones/PRTT (May 8, 2026)
FLO: A Modern Faust Comedy Debuts at Theater for the New City (Mar 14, 2026)
BOOKED by Carlos Jerome to Play Limited Engagement at El Barrio's Artspace PS109 (Nov 11, 2025)
Full Cast & Creative Team Set for TORCHED! IN CONCERT at Pregones/PRTT (May 8, 2026)
FLO: A Modern Faust Comedy Debuts at Theater for the New City (Mar 14, 2026)
BOOKED by Carlos Jerome to Play Limited Engagement at El Barrio's Artspace PS109 (Nov 11, 2025)
BIO
John Cencio Burgos’ recent Off-Broadway credits include the Talia and HOLA Award–winning production of The Red Rose by Rosalba Rolón at Pregones/PRTT (Mr. Arens) and Torched (Burt). His New York stage work also includes Booked by Carlos Jerome (Tito & Ed Randolph), directed by Ivette Dumeng; Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen (George Tesman), directed by Robert Greer; Aunt Susan and Her Tennessee Waltz by Toby Armour (Harry Burn), directed by Joan Kane. He appeared in the world premiere of John Patrick Shanley’s Candlelight(Paulie/Mirror), directed by Lori Key, and played Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, directed by Greta Lambert. John is the Best Supporting Actor Award winner at the Planet Connections Theatre Festival for The 11th Dimension (Rosalindo), written and directed by Roi Escudero. 🎭
News
Full Cast & Creative Team Set for TORCHED! IN CONCERT at Pregones/PRTT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 8, 2026
Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theaterr has revealed the full cast and creative team for Torched! In Concert, directed by Pregones/PRTT Artistic Director Rosalba Roló.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 8, 2026
Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theaterr has revealed the full cast and creative team for Torched! In Concert, directed by Pregones/PRTT Artistic Director Rosalba Roló.
FLO: A Modern Faust Comedy Debuts at Theater for the New City
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2026
SEO Blurb: Theater for the New City will present the world premiere of FLO, a new play by Toby Armour directed by Joan Kane. The magical realism comedy follows an Upper West Side widow who confronts a Faustian bargain with the devil.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2026
SEO Blurb: Theater for the New City will present the world premiere of FLO, a new play by Toby Armour directed by Joan Kane. The magical realism comedy follows an Upper West Side widow who confronts a Faustian bargain with the devil.
BOOKED by Carlos Jerome to Play Limited Engagement at El Barrio's Artspace PS109
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 11, 2025
Around The Block / Al Doblar La Esquina will present Booked, a powerful new work by playwright Carlos Jerome, for a strictly limited engagement at El Barrio's Artspace PS109.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 11, 2025
Around The Block / Al Doblar La Esquina will present Booked, a powerful new work by playwright Carlos Jerome, for a strictly limited engagement at El Barrio's Artspace PS109.
Photos: Inside CONNECTING STAGES: TALIA AWARDS Presented By Queen Sofía Spanish Institute and Connecting Stages: Talia Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2024
On Monday, June 17 Pregones/PRTT and the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute jointly hosted Connecting Stages: Talia Awards in NY in celebration of the New York City nominees and winners of the 2024 Talía Awards. See photos from the evening.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2024
On Monday, June 17 Pregones/PRTT and the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute jointly hosted Connecting Stages: Talia Awards in NY in celebration of the New York City nominees and winners of the 2024 Talía Awards. See photos from the evening.
GiGi's Playhouse NYC To Honor Chris Jackson At Broadway Cabaret For World Down Syndrome Day
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 8, 2024
GiGi’s Playhouse NYC will honor Broadway star Chris Jackson and his wife, Veronica Jackson, at their inaugural Broadway Cabaret for World Down Syndrome Day.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 8, 2024
GiGi’s Playhouse NYC will honor Broadway star Chris Jackson and his wife, Veronica Jackson, at their inaugural Broadway Cabaret for World Down Syndrome Day.
Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater to Present THE RED ROSE Manhattan Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 22, 2023
Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater will present Manhattan Premiere of its award-winning musical The Red Rose, conceived and directed by the Doris Duke Artist Rosalba Rolón with music by Desmar Guevara, additional music by Danny Rivera, and choreography by Yaraní del Valle.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 22, 2023
Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater will present Manhattan Premiere of its award-winning musical The Red Rose, conceived and directed by the Doris Duke Artist Rosalba Rolón with music by Desmar Guevara, additional music by Danny Rivera, and choreography by Yaraní del Valle.
THE RED ROSE Will Make Manhattan Premiere at Pregones/PRTT
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2023
Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater has announced the Manhattan Premiere of its award-winning musical The Red Rose, conceived and directed by the Doris Duke Artist Rosalba Rolón with music by Desmar Guevara, additional music by Danny Rivera, and choreography by Yaraní del Valle.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2023
Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater has announced the Manhattan Premiere of its award-winning musical The Red Rose, conceived and directed by the Doris Duke Artist Rosalba Rolón with music by Desmar Guevara, additional music by Danny Rivera, and choreography by Yaraní del Valle.
Pregones/PRTT's TORCHED! to Make Off-Broadway Debut in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2023
Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater’s original musical production TORCHED! will run for the first time in the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in Manhattan, the company’s historic Off-Broadway house.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2023
Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater’s original musical production TORCHED! will run for the first time in the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in Manhattan, the company’s historic Off-Broadway house.
HEDDA GABLER Postponed One Week Due to a Casting Change
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2022
Due to a cast change, 'Hedda Gabler' must postpone its opening by one week. The production now begins September 29, runs through October 9. Sean Phillips takes over role of Eilert Lovborg.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2022
Due to a cast change, 'Hedda Gabler' must postpone its opening by one week. The production now begins September 29, runs through October 9. Sean Phillips takes over role of Eilert Lovborg.
Theater for the New City to Present August Strindberg Rep in HEDDA GABLER in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 25, 2022
Director/translator Robert Greer will set Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler' in 1981 Norway for the world premiere of his modern translation of the play, which will be presented by Theater for the New City September 23 to October 9.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 25, 2022
Director/translator Robert Greer will set Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler' in 1981 Norway for the world premiere of his modern translation of the play, which will be presented by Theater for the New City September 23 to October 9.
TORCHED!, Pregones/PRTT'S Musical About The Bronx Fires Is Back For Limited Run
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2022
Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater announces the much awaited full run of its original musical production TORCHED! on May 19-June 12, 2022. Pulsing to the beat of salsa, funk-disco, and hip-hop, TORCHED! alternates from 1970's New York—when news of Bronx fires filled the headlines—to the present day featuring personal accounts of survival.
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2022
Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater announces the much awaited full run of its original musical production TORCHED! on May 19-June 12, 2022. Pulsing to the beat of salsa, funk-disco, and hip-hop, TORCHED! alternates from 1970's New York—when news of Bronx fires filled the headlines—to the present day featuring personal accounts of survival.
Latiné Musical Theatre Lab And Teatro Latea Announce 4xLatiné: ¡ahora!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2022
Teatro Latea, a 40 year old Latino cultural staple in the Lower East Side, is partnering with the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab, a brand new organization committed to advocating for new musicals written by Latiné writers, to present excerpts of four new musicals for their first '4xLatiné' event.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2022
Teatro Latea, a 40 year old Latino cultural staple in the Lower East Side, is partnering with the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab, a brand new organization committed to advocating for new musicals written by Latiné writers, to present excerpts of four new musicals for their first '4xLatiné' event.
AUNT SUSAN AND HER TENNESSEE WALTZ to be Presented by Theater for the New City
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 1, 2022
'Aunt Susan and Her Tennessee Waltz' by Toby Armour will be presented by Theater for the New City (TNC) April 28 to May 15. The play dramatizes the leadership of Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt and Juno Frankie Pearce in the struggle to win the women's right to vote.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 1, 2022
'Aunt Susan and Her Tennessee Waltz' by Toby Armour will be presented by Theater for the New City (TNC) April 28 to May 15. The play dramatizes the leadership of Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt and Juno Frankie Pearce in the struggle to win the women's right to vote.
Theater for the New City Presents August Strindberg's DANCE OF DEATH, PARTS ONE AND TWO
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2022
From February 25 to March 13, Theater for the New City (TNC) will present the August Strindberg Rep production of August Strindberg's 'Dance of Death, Parts One and Two,' newly translated and directed by Robert Greer.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2022
From February 25 to March 13, Theater for the New City (TNC) will present the August Strindberg Rep production of August Strindberg's 'Dance of Death, Parts One and Two,' newly translated and directed by Robert Greer.
August Strindberg Rep Performs DANCE OF DEATH, PARTS 1 & 2 at Theater for the New City This Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2022
From February 25 to March 13, Theater for the New City (TNC) will present the August Strindberg Rep production of August Strindberg's 'Dance of Death, Parts One and Two,' newly translated and directed by Robert Greer.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2022
From February 25 to March 13, Theater for the New City (TNC) will present the August Strindberg Rep production of August Strindberg's 'Dance of Death, Parts One and Two,' newly translated and directed by Robert Greer.
John Patrick Shanley's CANDLELIGHT To Premiere With Nylon Fusion Theatre Company At The New Ohio
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 3, 2021
Nylon Fusion Company will present the World Premiere of Candlelight by John Patrick Shanley (Tony and Pulitzer Prize for Doubt; Tony nominee for Outside Mullingar), directed by Lori Kee (The Waiting Room with New Perspective Theatre), November 27-December 19 at The New Ohio Theatre (154 Christopher St #1E, New York, NY 10014).
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 3, 2021
Nylon Fusion Company will present the World Premiere of Candlelight by John Patrick Shanley (Tony and Pulitzer Prize for Doubt; Tony nominee for Outside Mullingar), directed by Lori Kee (The Waiting Room with New Perspective Theatre), November 27-December 19 at The New Ohio Theatre (154 Christopher St #1E, New York, NY 10014).
Alabama Shakespeare Festival Will Present AND THEN THEY CAME FOR ME: REMEMBERING THE WORLD OF ANNE FRANK
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 6, 2020
Alabama Shakespeare Festival will present And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank by James Still on the Festival Stage for a limited run on February 9 and 15, 2020. Directed by Addie Gorlin, this multimedia play combines videotaped interviews of Holocaust survivors Ed Silverberg and Eva Schloss with live actors recreating scenes from their lives during World War II, including their memories of Anne Frank.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 6, 2020
Alabama Shakespeare Festival will present And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank by James Still on the Festival Stage for a limited run on February 9 and 15, 2020. Directed by Addie Gorlin, this multimedia play combines videotaped interviews of Holocaust survivors Ed Silverberg and Eva Schloss with live actors recreating scenes from their lives during World War II, including their memories of Anne Frank.
Photo Flash: Dr. Seuss's THE CAT IN THE HAT at Alabama Shakespeare Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2020
Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat on the Festival Stage January 11 – 25, 2020. Based on the 1957 book by Dr. Seuss, the play was adapted by Katie Mitchell and originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2020
Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat on the Festival Stage January 11 – 25, 2020. Based on the 1957 book by Dr. Seuss, the play was adapted by Katie Mitchell and originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain.
Alabama Shakespeare Festival Brings THE CAT IN THE HAT To Life Onstage
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2020
Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat on the Festival Stage January 11 a?" 25, 2020. Based on the 1957 book by Dr. Seuss, the play was adapted by Katie Mitchell and originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain. N.D. Seibel returns to ASF to direct the Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) production, which features this year's Fellowship Company.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2020
Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat on the Festival Stage January 11 a?" 25, 2020. Based on the 1957 book by Dr. Seuss, the play was adapted by Katie Mitchell and originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain. N.D. Seibel returns to ASF to direct the Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) production, which features this year's Fellowship Company.
Photo Flash: Alabama Shakespeare Festival Presents THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2019
Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, on stage December 5 a?" 29, 2019. Directed by ASF Associate Artistic Director Greta Lambert, the hilarious holiday classic will delight audiences of all ages.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2019
Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, on stage December 5 a?" 29, 2019. Directed by ASF Associate Artistic Director Greta Lambert, the hilarious holiday classic will delight audiences of all ages.
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